God made every one of us a sexual being, and that is good. Attraction and arousal are the natural, spontaneous, God-given responses to physical beauty, while lust is a deliberate act of the will. Rick Warren More Quotes by Rick Warren More Quotes From Rick Warren A dad stands tallest when he kneels to pray with his children. Rick Warren dad praying children Behind every successful child is an adult who believed in him. Rick Warren adults successful children Don't waste your pain; use it to help others. Rick Warren pain helping-others use The most common mistake Christians make in worship today is seeking an experience rather than seeking God Rick Warren christian mistake today Don't' call it a failure, call it an education. Some of us are very educated. Rick Warren educated God doesn't intend for you to handle all the pain and stress in your life by yourself. We were wired for each other. We need each other. Rick Warren stress pain life The greatest use of your words is prayer. Talk to God about EVERYTHING, all the time. Maintain a running conversation. Rick Warren use prayer running Prayer is the greatest use of my words. Rick Warren use prayer You won't step on other's toes if you imagine yourself in their shoes. Rick Warren shoes smart wise If you want God to bless you and use you greatly, you must be willing to walk with a limp the rest of your life, because God uses weak people. Rick Warren christian life people Worry is focused thinking on something negative. Meditation is doing the same thing only focusing on God's word instead of your problem. Rick Warren motivation worry thinking Surrender is not the best way to live; it is the only way to live. Nothing else works. Rick Warren way-to-live surrender way Love leaves legacy. How you treated other people, not your wealth or accomplishments, is the most enduring impact you can leave on earth. Rick Warren impact accomplishment people Since God intends to make you like Jesus, he will take you through the same experiences Jesus went through. That includes loneliness, temptation, stress, criticism, rejection, and many other problems. Rick Warren stress loneliness jesus I dare you to try trusting Jesus for 60 days. Or your money guaranteed back. Rick Warren dare trying jesus God's ultimate goal for your life on earth is not comfort, but character development. He wants you to grow up spiritually and become like Christ. Rick Warren growing-up goal character We take ourselves way too seriously, and we don't take God seriously enough. It is not by accident that humor and humility come from the same root word. If you can laugh at yourself, you'll always have plenty of good material. Rick Warren humility roots laughing Ever feel like God is a million miles away? The truth is, he's not. Whatever struggle you're going through, you can rest assured you're not alone. You have God in your corner. Rick Warren struggle christian religion The only really happy people are those who have learned how to serve. Rick Warren purpose-driven-life helping-others people The next sentence is one of the most important spiritual truths you will ever learn: God develops the fruit of the Spirit in your life by allowing you to experience circumstances in which you're tempted to express the exact opposite quality. Character development always involves a choice, and temptation provides that opportunity. Rick Warren spiritual opportunity character
